Benny Sidelinger
Principal Software Engineer at Sidelinger Guitars
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolBenny Sidelinger is a Principal Software Engineer based in Seattle with two decades of experience building web and mobile applications across eCommerce, government, and large tech companies. He has progressed from hands-on developer and small-business founder to leading engineering teams at Venmo and Oracle, and currently contributes remotely at Goldsky. Known for taking ownership and quickly becoming indispensable, he blends deep front-end expertise with full-stack delivery and architectural leadership. His background includes running multiple small ventures (Sidelinger Guitars, Sidelinger Consulting) which gives him entrepreneurial instincts and a practical product focus uncommon in senior engineers. Benny emphasizes craftsmanship, attention to detail, and continuous self-improvement, often stepping beyond formal titles to drive teams to high-quality outcomes. Based in Seattle, he pairs creative problem solving from a music-and-guitar-building arts education with rigorous technical delivery.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BA Music Guitar Building, BA Music Guitar Building at Hampshire CollegeAudubon Expedition Institute
Spanish
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Github Skills (32)
javascript10
frontend10
react10
user-interface9
webpack9
typescript9
declarative8
babeljs6
lodash6
ecmascript6
amazon-ec26
css6
redux6
twitter-bootstrap6
backbone5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bsidelinger912/FluxMarionette
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:25 commits, 3 PRs, 71 pushes in 1 month
frameworkfluxmarionettebackbone
bsidelinger912/react-tooltip-lite
Jun 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:20 releases, 20 commits, 50 PRs in 2 years 10 months
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